AMCO BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13928355 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees300200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
    COPE, Carly Jayne resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-14
    COPE, Carly Jayne appointed
    director
  9. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-10-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As AMCO BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  13. 2022-02-21
    COPE, Adam Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Mark Cope
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/02/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit 2 Pump House Farm Chance Hall Lane
Scholar Green
Stoke-On-Trent
ST7 3ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COPE, Adam Mark
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-21
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Active
COPE, Carly Jayne
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-10-14 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-21